- venipuncture
- noun Date: circa 1903 surgical puncture of a vein especially for the withdrawal of blood or for intravenous medication
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venipuncture — [ven΄ə puŋk′chər, vē΄nəpuŋk′chər] n. [< L vena, vein + PUNCTURE] Med. the puncture of a vein, as with a hypodermic needle … English World dictionary
Venipuncture — In medicine venipuncture or venepuncture (also known as phlebotomy, venesection, blood draw, drawing blood or taking blood) is the process of obtaining a sample of venous blood. Usually a 5 ml to 25 ml sample of blood is adequate depending on… … Wikipedia
venipuncture — /ven euh pungk cheuhr, vee neuh /, n. Med. the puncture of a vein for surgical or therapeutic purposes or for collecting blood specimens for analysis. Also, venepuncture. [1900 05; var. of VENEPUNCTURE with I ] * * * … Universalium
venipuncture — noun The collection of blood from a vein … Wiktionary
venipuncture — The puncture of a vein, usually to withdraw blood or inject a solution. * * * ve·ni·punc·ture also ve·ne·punc·ture vēn ə .pəŋ(k) chər, ven ə n surgical puncture of a vein esp. for the withdrawal of blood or for administration of intravenous… … Medical dictionary
venipuncture — n. puncturing of a vein (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
venipuncture — noun chiefly N. Amer. variant spelling of venepuncture … English new terms dictionary
venipuncture — veni·puncture … English syllables
venipuncture — venepuncture … The new mediacal dictionary
venipuncture — /ˈvɛnəpʌŋktʃə/ (say venuhpungkchuh) noun the puncture of a vein for surgical or therapeutic purposes. {veni (combining form representing Latin vēna vein) + puncture} …
